Guinga

Brazilian musician (born 1950)
Person human Q2892655
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Guinga

Summary

Guinga is a human[1]. Born in Rio de Janeiro[2], he… he was born on June 10, 1950[3]. He worked as a composer[4] and guitarist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Guinga was born in Rio de Janeiro[2].
  • Guinga was born on June 10, 1950[3].
  • Guinga held citizenship in Brazil[7].
  • Guinga worked as a composer[4].
  • Guinga worked as a guitarist[5].
  • Guinga is recorded as male[8].
  • Guinga's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Guinga's genre is bossa nova[10].
  • Guinga's Commons category is recorded as Guinga[11].
  • Guinga's family name is recorded as Escobar[12].
  • Guinga's given name is recorded as Carlos[13].
  • Guinga's pseudonym is recorded as Guinga[14].
  • Guinga's official website is recorded as http://www.guinga.com[15].
  • Guinga's instrument is recorded as guitar[16].
  • Guinga's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[17].
  • Guinga's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar'}[18].
  • Guinga's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Guinga'}[19].
  • Guinga's start of work period is recorded as 1966[20].
  • Guinga's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Musica Brasilis GLAM[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: BR[23]

  • Began / founded: 1950-06-10[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4aba054e-70d0-4779-a413-fbaaa95bb712[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Guinga was born in Rio de Janeiro[2]. He was born on June 10, 1950[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4] and guitarist[5].

Why It Matters

Guinga ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Guinga born?

Born in Rio de Janeiro[2], Guinga…

What did Guinga do for work?

Guinga worked as composer[4] and guitarist[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Musica Brasilis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Musica Brasilis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_guinga_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Guinga}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/guinga}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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